Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cattle sold steady as well. Sold 4 loads 50,000 plus lbs. Black hided yearlings off rye grass two loads 116 total head of 886 lb. steers brought $ 3.32, load 3 was 52 head of black hided steers average weight 967 lbs. @ $3.1925, and load 4 was 49 head of steers black hided average 1,051lbs. @ $3.0750. very good cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.63/cwt on 12 head, up $17.49 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −5.26 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$438.63

▲ 17.49 vs prior sale

12 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$41.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.50

vs MS average

−20.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	451.00	2,539	4thin
Medium and Large 1	560	443.66	2,486	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	424.99	2,325	3thin
Medium and Large 3	575	410.00	2,358	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.00/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $370.48, median $443.89 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

438.63

—

MS average11 barns · 217 hd

418.13

+20.50

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−20.56

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−5.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,778	214.56	3,815	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,368	187.04	2,559	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	175.78	2,865	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	171.11	1,933	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$3,541	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$3,042	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$4,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	427.62/cwt	423.00–430.00	2,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	420.97/cwt	418.00–425.00	2,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	402.60/cwt	395.00–413.00	2,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	338.99/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	509.88/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	375.70/cwt	375.00–376.00	2,581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,486	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	3,541.18/head	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,541	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	3,042.29/head	2,575.00–3,400.00	3,042	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	437.62/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	506.14/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	311.70/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	550.24/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,295	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	184.26/cwt	183.50–185.00	2,733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	188.43/cwt	186.00–191.00	2,470	4
Bulls	—	—	1,778	214.56/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,815	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	168.02/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,841	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	175.24/cwt	172.50–178.00	2,059	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	175.78/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	443.21/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,557	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	450.23/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	597.36/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	452.46/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	461.71/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	476.40/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	366.56/cwt	365.00–368.00	2,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	341.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	542.85/cwt	525.00–560.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	386.75/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,942	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,085	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,051	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,237	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	454.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	397.25/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,050	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	419.06/cwt	415.00–423.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	514.82/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,173	5

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon Jun 1, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 206Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 131Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	595.00–600.00	597.36
1	350–400	365	590.00	590.00
5	400–450	422	500.00–530.00	514.82
1	500–550	535	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	553	420.00–430.00	424.98
1	650–700	660	383.00	383.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	295	630.00	630.00
1	300–350	305	640.00	640.00
3	400–450	417	540.00–560.00	550.24
1	500–550	510	445.00	445.00
3	550–600	577	440.00–450.00	443.21
1	600–650	630	395.00	395.00
2	700–750	708	335.00–343.00	338.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	563	451.00	451.00
10	650–700	687	375.00–376.00	375.70
116	850–900	886	332.00	332.00
52	950–1000	967	319.00	319.00
49	1050–1100	1,051	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	378	525.00–560.00	542.85
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	487	455.00–465.00	461.71
1	550–600	575	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	500.00–520.00	509.88
3	500–550	515	423.00–430.00	427.62
3	550–600	572	418.00–425.00	420.97
1	600–650	630	373.00	373.00
1	650–700	670	375.00	375.00
2	800–850	810	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	470	465.00	465.00
5	500–550	519	395.00–413.00	402.60
1	550–600	585	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	440.00–460.00	450.23
2	450–500	478	450.00–455.00	452.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	470.00–485.00	476.40
1	400–450	435	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	468	415.00–423.00	419.06
7	550–600	579	365.00–368.00	366.56
3	650–700	657	340.00–345.00	341.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	495.00–520.00	506.14
2	400–450	425	435.00–440.00	437.62
8	500–550	516	385.00–410.00	397.25
1	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
3	700–750	727	305.00–320.00	311.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
4	600–650	649	383.00	383.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	450.00–460.00	454.97
3	450–500	480	375.00–400.00	386.75
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	590	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	635	328.00	328.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,541.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,575.00–3,400.00	3,042.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	4,300.00	4,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	183.50–185.00	184.26
4	—	1,311	186.00–191.00	188.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,096	165.00–170.00	168.02
3	—	1,175	172.50–178.00	175.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	172.00–179.00	175.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	210.00–218.00	214.56

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Meridian Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle